Cinnamon has worked as an academic and a policy maker, both with a focus on gender equality.

As a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, Cinnamon teaches at all levels of the curriculum on specialist electives such as 'Gender, Sexuality and Culture' and on core modules covering sociological theory and research methods. Interspersed with her academic career, she managed the allocation of funding as part of the Objective 1 Programme South Yorkshire, which aimed to tackle gender imbalances in the labour market and to achieve gender mainstreaming in all interventions.

She has also worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, managing a number of UK wide projects which explored the engagement of carers in employment and the response of employers to their circumstances. She is currently a member of the Sociology section working with a team of committed staff to deliver excellent teaching and employability skills to students undertaking BA (Hons) Sociology, BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology, Masters in Public Health, and Masters in Research in Social Science.

Specialist areas of interest

Gender and the labour market
Gender in science education and careers
Gender in organisations
Equal opportunities policies and practices, gender mainstreaming
Women's role in government and governance
Sociology of the body
Social theory
Philosophies of research